Which one of the is best to recommend

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Question: Ms. Olivia is a 46-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with hypertension secondary to prednisone therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. You are consulted to initiate hypertension treatment. She reports only takes one medication, prednisone 40 mg daily. Her blood pressure is ranging from 131-157/81-85 mm Hg and heart rate 63-72 bpm. On physical examination, you noticed she has 2+ pitting edema bilaterally. All labs today are within normal limits. Which one of the following is best to recommend for this patient's hypertension?

a. Chlorthalidone 25 mg daily. b. Amlodipine 10 mg daily. c. Metoprolol succinate 100 mg daily. d. Spironolactone 25 mg daily.

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